Re: Help with Epson 740 Printer and Apple IIGS

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edwojcie@intac.com (Ed Wojciechowski) wrote:

>I just bought a new Epson 740 printer for my Power Mac and would also like
>to use it with my Apple IIGS. My wife uses Appleworks and I'd like for her
>to be able to print directly to the Espon. I've hooked it up to the IIGS
>using a Grappler II printer interface card and can communicate to the
>printer when I run Appleworks. That is, I can create an Appleworks file
>with some text, and print it out reasonably to the printer. My problem is
>that it does not print reliably and sometimes skips or drops characters to
>the printer for no reason at all.
>
>Can anyone help me set this up so that it prints reliably? What switch
>settings should I be using on the Grappler and what print codes for
>Appleworks?

The Epson Stylus 740 is backward compatible with the Epson LQ
series of 360 dpi printers.  Therefore, you need to use a driver designed
for the Epson LQ.  For AppleWorks, the newer versions I'm pretty
sure have built in Epson LQ support (just select that as your printer).
For GS/OS software, you need the Epson LQ drivers in the Harmonie
package of drivers from http://www.crl.com/~joko Shareware Solutions
II.

You can also print to the Stylus' serial port using the IIGS printer port
and the Mac's printer cable.  You'll need a port driver capable of 56k
speeds, I think.  One is included with Harmonie for GS/OS programs.
For AppleWorks, you need a CDA 56k port speed selector to do it.